Analysis Complete

bring home the bacon

/ bring home the bacon /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
supply means of subsistence; earn a living
"He provides for his large family by working three jobs"
"Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"
Type of:
support
Derived:
provision supply supplying
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
attain success or reach a desired goal
"The enterprise succeeded"
"We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
Opposites:
fail go wrong miscarry
Kinds of:
hit pull off negociate bring off carry off
Derived:
achiever winner success succeeder
Entails:
try seek attempt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something is ----ing PP
Semantic Complexity
31%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
3
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support hit pull off negociate bring off carry off fail go wrong miscarry